Pierroticadj.
/pɪəˈrɒtɪk/, /pjɛːˈrɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpiəˈrɑdɪk/, /pɪˈrɑdɪk/ Now rare.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of Pierrot or Pierrots.
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Pierrotic1919
1919 L. Untermeyer New Era in Amer. Poetry 270 They are impelled by the mood of literary romance..; a mood that is not so much erotic as Pierrotic.
1927 Observer 16 Oct. 15/3 The delightful tenor raptures of Mr. Georges Metaxa are in the best Pierrotic tradition.
1931 Times 28 Nov. 3/4 The Yorkshire Mummers, in a pierrotic phantasy, arranged and produced by John Woods-Smith.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1919